As awards season slowly gets back on track after a series of delays precipitated by the LA wildfires, the biggest night in British film is fast approaching. Here’s everything we know so far about the 2025 British Academy Film Awards.
Who is nominated for a BAFTA in 2025?
Edward Berger’s papal romp Conclave leads the pack with 12 nominations, closely followed by Jacques Audiard’s embattled mob musical Emilia Pérez with 11 and Brady Corbet’s immigration epic The Brutalist with nine. (See the full list of nominees and British Vogue’s rundown of the biggest snubs and surprises.) Meanwhile the Stars Wars and Harry Potter franchises’ Warwick Davis is due to receive the coveted BAFTA fellowship.
When are the 2025 BAFTAs?
The 2025 BAFTAs will be held on Sunday, February 16.
Where will the 2025 BAFTAs be held?
After six years of being held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the BAFTAs moved to a new home in 2023—the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall—and that’s where it’ll remain for its latest edition.
Who will host the 2025 BAFTAs?
David Tennant, who presided over the 2024 BAFTAs ceremony, will return to host in 2025, too.
When were the BAFTAs 2025 nominations announced?
The longlist for the 2025 BAFTAs was released on January 3, followed by the nominations announcement on January 15. Meanwhile, the nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star award were revealed on January 7. The final round of voting before the ceremony itself continues until February 11.
Will there be any big changes at the BAFTAs in 2025?
Last August, the organization confirmed that the 2025 BAFTAs will feature at least one brand new category: best children’s and family film to “celebrate the very best films appealing to inter-generational audiences.” It marks the first new category to be introduced to the ceremony in five years, following the addition of the best-casting prize in 2020.
Who will perform at the 2025 BAFTAs?
After Ariana DeBose’s unforgettable “Angela Bassett did the thing” rap in 2023, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor taking to the stage last year to perform “Murder on the Dancefloor” after it’d gone viral via Saltburn, none other than Take That will be in attendance at the 2025 ceremony, to perform “Greatest Day,” the song which so memorably opens Anora. Joining them will be Wicked’s Jeff Goldblum, who will give an exclusive piano performance during the In Memoriam segment.
How long is the BAFTAs ceremony?
The ceremony is usually two hours long, with the broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. local time (2 p.m. Eastern).
How can I watch the 2025 BAFTAs?
In the United Kingdom, the 2025 BAFTAs ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One and available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Viewers in the US can watch along via BritBox.
